公共英语二级考试模拟试题。
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In reading science, a heading （标题）often gives a clue （线索）to a problem that is going to be discussed .Getting the problem clearly in your mind is the first step to take in studying such material. You are advised to do this in reading science articles.
1. Read the title and think about it .
2. Read all of the headings .You should get a clear idea of what the problems are without reading anything but the headings.
3. Next , read the article all the way through carefully. Each time you come to a heading that names a problem, read the paragraphs under that heading to find out :
1. more information about the problem;
2.how the problem may be met .
41. This passage offers advice on _______.
A. how to read titles and headings B. how to find headings in an article
C. what problems to be discussed in science article
D. how to read science material
42. It is advisable for you ________.
A. to read the heading which you think is the title
B. to read the heading that names a problem
C. to read one heading and the paragraph under it each time
D. to read the headings only
43. Read the whole article after ________.
A. you have got all the information about the problem
B. you understand the title C. you have read one paragraph after another
D. you are clear about what to be discussed
44. You read the whole article carefully _________.
A. to get all the headings B. to see how the problem is discussed
C. to name problems D. to think about the title
C
Unemployment(失业)rose from 7.5&in June, 1996to 7.8% in July, 1996, the highest rate since January of that year , the Labor Department reported. The main reason was a large increase -----nearly 700, 000 in the labor force , with a record 61.9% of the population over sixteen years of age working or actively looking for work.
That growth was caused mainly by an increase in the number of women in the labor force , an increase partly because of a continuation of long ----term and economic trends(经济趋势)and partly a reflection of pressure on families to increase their incomes.
45. According to the announcement, which of the following statements is correct?
A. Unemployment in July was higher than it had been since January.
B. Unemployment rose at a steady rate form January to July.
C. Unemployment rose by about 7% from June to July.
D. Unemployment rose about 7% the first time in July.
46. Why did unemployment increase during the period discussed in the passage?
A. There are fewer jobs in summer. B. Many companies had dismissed workers.
C. The labor force had grown. D. Records have become more accurate(准确)
47. which of the following is said to be the main reason why more people are looking for work?
A. Young people start working younger.
B. Recent graduates have entered the labor market.
C. More people must have tow jobs to support their families.
D. More women have entered the job market.
48. It can be inferred that the labor force described in the passage is made up of __________
A. persons whose jobs are not professional(专业 )
B. persons who work at both permanent (永久)and full-time jobs
C. those over 16 years of age who are looking for work
D. about 60% of the country's population
D
I found myself facing a dry-cleaning store which had once been one of the best restaurants in New York. On Sundays the old man would take my mother and me for dinner. There had been a balcony(走廊)where a baker (面包师)in a tall white hat baked fresh bread, and been whenever a customer entered, the baker would look down and put in a fresh batch(一炉).I could see the manager who always sat down with us while we ate .He had some disease, I suppose, because the right side of his face was swollen (肿 )out like a balloon, but he always wore a hard wing collar and a white tie, and never seemed sick. A Negro with a moustache was looking through the store window at me. For a moment I was anxious to go and tell him what I remembered. I did not go into the store, nor even toward our house, I went down town instead and sat in my room, trying to read.
49. Why did the writer stop in front of the store?
A. He wanted to take some clothes to be cleaned.
B. He was thinking about his boyhood.
C. He was looking for a good place to eat.
D. He wanted to buy some fresh bread.
50. In America "old man" probably means _______.
A. uncle B. grandfather C. father D. friend
51. What did the writer do when he walked away from the dry-cleaning store?
A. He stopped thinking about his childhood.
B. He went to the field where the children were playing.
C. He went into the restaurant . D. He returned to the room where he was staying.
E
Hotlines have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows.
That's a good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole programme.
Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host(主持人)is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about .Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知).Then the host has to answer and explain-how silly this is !It wastes a lot of time .
It seems that some people phone the hotlines in fun. They just want to let the listeners hear them. They don't care what the topic is , whether they themselves are interested in or how silly they appear to be.
I'm totally bored(厌烦)by those people . It's necessary for radio stations to improve the hotline programmes. In my opinion, if a caller doesn't know what is going on, the operator should not let the caller take part in it.
52. The sentence, "Some people do nothing but break the whole programme." may tell us that ______.
A. radio stations use hotlines in a wrong way B. it is a fact
C. it is a good idea D. some people have unclear thoughts
53. The host has to answer and explain, ____ .
A. for the host works hard B. because of the caller's ignorance
C. for the host likes talking to the caller D. because of a lot of questions raised by the caller
54. The passage doesn't tell us the idea ________ .
A. that some listeners phone the hotlines in fun
B. that some people just want to be heard by others
C. that some people who don't care what the topic is must have realized that they appear to be silly
D. what the hotline programmes are
55. Which of the following is not true?
A. Some people know little about the topic under discussion.
B. Some people do not know what the host is talking about
C. Some people do not know what the show is about
D. The writer tells us that the host is silly.
第四部分：写作
第一节：短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中 错误。对标有题号 每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√); 如有错误(每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改正:
多一个词: 把多余 词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
缺一个词: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加词。
错一个词: 在错 词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后词。
注意: 原行没有错不要改。
Every morning John goes to work by trains. He 56.___________
always buys a newspaper, it helps to make the time 57.___________
pass more quickly.
One Thursday morning, he turned on the sports 58.____________
page. He wanted to see the report about an important 59.____________
football match the night before, The report was such 60.____________
interesting that he forgot to get off at his station. He
didn't know it when he saw the sea. He got off at the 61.____________
next station , and had to wait long time for a train to 62.____________
go back . Of course, he arrived very late at the office. 63.___________
His boss were very angry when Tom told him why he was late . 64.___________
"Work is very more important than football!" he shouted. 65.___________
第二节：书面表达
请根据下列几幅图画写一篇短文。这几幅图画主要描给了在某个星期天一电影迷平平去看一场5点钟开映电影时发生事情。
注意：
1、短文须包括所有图画 内容, 可以适当增加细节, 使文意连贯.
2、词数100左右.
Keys: 1—10 BCCAB CCDBB 11—20 DACBA ADBAC
21—30 ADBAD BCABD 31—40 CABAB BDCCA
41—50 DBACA CDABC 51—55 DBBCD
56. trains → train 57. it → which 58. on → to 59. see → read 60. such → so
61. when → until 62. wait → wait a 63. 正确 64. were → was
65. very → much / 去掉very
Ping Ping is a film fan. He is interested in films very much.
One Sunday afternoon, a new film "True Lies" would be shown. Ping Ping wanted to see it very much. It was four thirty and he ate his supper as quickly as he could. after supper he put on his cap and hurried downstairs. He ran all the way and did not know his cap fell on the ground. when he got to the cinema, it was already five o'clock. He bought a ticket in a hurry and rushed in. He found his seat and sat down. When he looked up, he found that the film had not arrived yet.
How disappointed he was!
